Rosewood Color
Rosewood is a red color with hex code #65000B. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with rosewood, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Rosewood Color Values
What Does Rosewood Mean?
Rosewood belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Being on the dark side, Rosewood adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Rosewood is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: deep reddish brown, #56070C). It is also known as Burnt Crimson.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Rosewood
Rosewood and #00665A are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #66003F and #662700, which sit beside rosewood on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair rosewood with triadic partners #0C6600 and #000C66. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Venetian Red —
#72010F(Delta E 5) - Lonestar —
#6D0101(Delta E 7) - Persian Plum —
#701C1C(Delta E 8) - Reddy Brown —
#6E1005(Delta E 8) - Red Oxide —
#6E0902(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #65000B; }
.background { background-color: #65000B; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65000B; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #65000B40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for rosewood?
Rosewood has the hex code #65000B. In RGB notation it is rgb(101, 0, 11), in HSL it is hsl(353, 100%, 20%), and its OKLCH value is 0.319, 0.129, 24.8.
What does the color rosewood mean?
Red-family colors like rosewood carry distinct psychological associations. Rosewood belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Being on the dark side, Rosewood adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with rosewood?
Rosewood has three easy routes: its complement #00665A for punch, its neighbors #66003F and #662700 for something calmer, or triadic partners #0C6600 and #000C66 when you want energy.
Is rosewood a standard web color?
No — Rosewood is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #65000B or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make rosewood lighter or darker?
To lighten rosewood, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFBDC4 (lightest tint) to #0F0002 (darkest shade).
About Rosewood
Rosewood is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Red hue family. It has alternative names including Burnt Crimson. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #65000B to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.